Classical Aikido Kototama

This clip was made during the annual Classical Aikido Shugyo 2006 in Maastricht, The Netherlands. In honour of O' Sensei founder of aikido and Rinjiro Shirata Sensei. It shows aikido kototama or sound meditation performed by John Stevens Sensei. Many thanks for everything Sensei!
info: www.aikido-samoerai.be

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• kototama
• kotodama
• koto
• tama
• dama
• klassiek
• classical
• aikido
• john
• stevens
• sensei
• rinjiro
• shirata
• sound
• meditation

[peabean]

Why is he doing buddhist chanting in a church?

[Stoffie100]

Actually, simply because we were looking for a spiritual and great sounding place nearby... and some people at the shugyo knew the pastor.

[aikibod]

Sensei - quite simply thank you for that unique glimpse of kotodama practice.

I thank you for showing the world this pre-religious 'knowing' - one that OSensei treasured and understood.

I only wish I will be around for Kotodama to take its place back in peoples heart - and OSensei's dreams come true!

Gassho Sensei

[1garyoo]

I believe the work of Professor John Stevens will prove to be the most important research available to the mastery of Aikido.

Thank you very much.

[fudoshin9]

Great work! Persian Carpet!

[arcurip]

Nice! I'm trying to learn more about "Kototama", but there are a few references in portuguese that I can find here. Accepting suggestions, portuguese and english references. Thanks everybody!

[honeybozo]

Sending peace to Sendai at this horrible, horrible moment.....

[asakara432a]

what effect is this work ?

[martialfu]

personal religious faith?

i meditate for sure but avoid praying to spirits besides God and stay away from certain things like hatian voodism rituals and much more seriously satanic rituals

osensei from my understanding was anything but satanic but what is being said here and can this meditation be performed without a teacher or will i damage my body like certain other ''sacred'' styles without proper instruction

thanks in advance

[martialfu]

forgive me for any ignorance but i am trying to learn perhaps somone has ansewers

First off very beautifully done it sounds similar to Buddhist mantras, Hindu yogic sound meditations and even Islamic Quranic verses read with ''qirat''

i am curious tho and tho i do not want to be that guy... what is being said. at one point it seems he chants true victory is self victory right now.

su is the shinto sound of creation

is this a type of prayer

can i perform this without compromising my

[LdB76]

@peabean Shinto or buddhist ?

[Jahleim72Amaya]

@Atmodisha

Sorry its not dangerous to do at home,My fear is you may not benefit if you are not doing something right.

Best wishes and best of luck

[Jahleim72Amaya]

@Atmodisha

Please dont try teaching yourself.Get out there and find an affiliated Teacher within a Dojo.It is so much more better to practice this amongst a good spiritual teacher.

The immense feeling of energy of the other people around you I wll not lie is to put in words hard to do,But I will tell you,You will feel the energy around you from those more experianced.And benefit from it,All I can do is encourage you to find a good teacher who can teach you before trying it at home,

[Jahleim72Amaya]

@ticosexy22

It is spiritual development